Sectional magazine rack



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HENRYSPEARMAM 5 romvzy Patented July 24, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT nENnY YSPEARMAN, or SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA.

sncrionan MAGAZINE RACK Application filed December 16; 1927. ;Seria1 No.240,445.

The present invention relates to improvei ments in display racks forliterature, and more particularly to racks fontliedisplay of magazines,books and productions of such like character;

A primary object of my inventionis the provislon of a rack for theretention of magazines and the like'that'is of simple and inexpensiveconstruction, that is provided with adjustable retaining means adapted;for adjustment to accommodate various sized magazines, and that isof acharacter suitable for mounting upon a Wall or other up right support. v

A further object of the invention is the provision of areadilyafsselnbled device of the character indicated that isparticularly adaptable to the utilization of vacant vvall spaces.

Additional to the -foregoing is that of embodying-in arack constructionof the'character indicated novel adjustable retaining members adaptedfor the retention in place of the upper ends of such articles as arecarried by the supporting channels of the I't'LCk; j v 3 Another objectof iny inventionis the provision "of a rack of the characterdesignatedthat 'may be constructed insections of varying Widths provided Withinterlocking hook members so arranged that additional sections maybeadded from time to time asadditional rack capacity may he required,these sections being of a nature permitt'rngtheir nesting togethera's aconvenience when being prepared for shipment.

Other objects and advantages of the in- "vention will become apparent asthis specification progresses" and be more fully brought outin theclainis hereto appended.

In the accompanying drawings,' forming apart of this specification, and,in; which,

similar characters of reference designate likeparts, throughout: 7

Figure 1 is a front elevation, showing an article rack constructed inaccordance with the principles of my invention;- With the articleretainingi members in normal retainingpositi'ons relative thereto;

Figure 2 is an edge view of the dev ce, ill which" the'rack is shown asbeingsuspended fronia hook secured in any'desired manner to an uprightstructure, such as a Wall of a room or other building;

trative of the retaining members;

Figure 3' is a top plan View; further i l:lus-' Figure 4: is an enlargedsectional detail, taken through a portion of the rack and showingthemethod of slidably' supporting the retaining members relative thereto,the section being indicated by the line of Figure Figure 5 is asectional detail, taken through one of the rack sections and its re}taining member; the section being indicated by the line 55 of Figure 1Figure 6 is a sectional detail illustrative of a sectional form of rackjFigure 7 is a sectional detail illustrative of a slightly modified formof retaining member, rods being here used instead of flat sheet metal;

Figure 8 is an enlarged fragmentary edge View, illustrative of asectional form of ra ck in which the various sections are provided Withinterlocking hooks adapted to en" gage the loiversnpporting' channeledges; as sho n; and I Figure 9 is an end viewofa portable rack, mountedupon casters, embodying the prin ciples of my invention;

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the niuherallO designatesthe rackas a Whole, the rack beingeither constructed in sections orformed "from asingle pieceoif sheet metal, as shown in Figures 1 aiid2,the latter being the preferred form. The rackis formed in a 'sheetrnetalbrea r and con sists of a riglitangled bend ll terininating in upwardlybentears 12, these ears'being provided with perforationsBfadapted toreceive hooks 14 or othermeans for the re tention and support of therack upon a wall angularly and downwardly, as shoivn iriFig ure 2, withtheir inner edges resting against the upright support 16 as shou' n.

Apl.urality ct" retainingineinbei's 24 are positioned horizontally uponthe panels17, 18 and" 19, embracingthe rack and arranged to retain the.upper ends of the ar'ticlesQB, the retaining members each consisting ofsections of sheet metalbent upoiitheiriselves and flatteneddownyastsh'own in section in Figure 5, comprising substantially L-shapedand forth in said sleeve, thus providing means for lateral adjustment ofboth said members 26 and 27 relative to each other and to the variouspanels of the rack 10, for the accommodation of the varying widths ofbooksand magazines, as clearly shown in Figure 1.

The members 26 and 27 terminate in the rear of the rack in rearwardlyprojecting lugs 32 and 33, these lugs acting as stops to prevent themembers 26 and 27 from being entirely separated, the while the rearsections 34 and 35 of the members 26 and 27 are slidably mounted inrearwardly projecting guide loops 36 and 37 formed in the panels byslitting the metal and punching it rearwardly, as shown in Figures 4, 5and 7.

Intermediately positioned supports 38 are mounted in the panels andproject outwardly therefrom and consist of ordinaryL-shaped hooks havingtheir inner ends soldered 'or otherwise secured in holes formed in thepanels for their reception, these hooks affording support for thesleeves 30 and the members 28 and 29 for the prevention of the saggingof these features.

In Figure 7, I have shown a modified form, in which the members 39 areof steel rod formation, replacing those of flat metal construction, withsupports 40 provided with eyelets 41 as replacements for the hooks 38,for the accommodation of the tubular sleeve 30.

In Figures 6 and 8, I have illustrated a rangement on casters 47,similar in every particular to the racks illustrated in Figures 1 to 5inclusive, except in that two racks 45 and 46 are employed with theracks arranged back to back, the casters permitting transference fromplace to place without derangement of elfects. The retaining members 48are here the exact counterpart of those previously described, with fourpanels 49 shown instead of three, and these suitably braced by a seriesof shelves 50 adapted to be utilized also for display purposes. I

In placing books or magazines upon the rack for display, they are firstplaced within the loops forming the retaining members, and thereafterdropped into place, with their lower edges resting within the sup,-porting channels and their upper resting chaser or the dealer.

against the retaining members, as shown in Figures '2 and 8.

Articles thus displayed may be readily selected from the rack by eitherthe pur- As a display device it presents a much neater appearance,creates a more favorable impression and adds greatly to facilities forthe handling of literary. productions and is particularly well adaptedto the needs and conveniences of the smaller stores where display spaceis usually quite inadequate. I

Having thus described my invention, Iv

claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent:

1. A device of the class described, comprising a sheet metal racksection embodying a plurality ofsuperposed panels, each provided witharticle supporting channels, supporting ears formed on the upper of saidpanels and provldmg means for suspending the rack from an uprightsupport, retaining members consisting of a pair of elements slidablymounted upon said panels and adapted to retain the upper ends of thesupported articles, said retaining members bearing sleeves adapted toallow of lateral movement of the elements thereof relative to each otherto increasetheir capacity, and means coacting therewith to limit theirlateral movement and to prevent their complete separation. r

2. In a device of the class described, a sheet metal rack sectionembodying a plurality of panels provided at their lower edges witharticle supporting channels, aligned guide loops formed in each of saidpanels, retaining members having their rear sections slidably retainedby said loops and their frontal sections terminating in alignedrelation, sleeves mounted upon said aligned sections and providing meansfor their lateral adjustment relative to each other to carried by theinner ends of the rear sections of said retaining members and adapted toengage said loops to prevent the complete separation of said members.

.3. Ina device of the class described, comprising a sheet metal racksectionembodying a plurality of superposed panels, aligned guide loopsformed in each of said panels, adjustable retaining members of L-shapedconfiguration having their rear sections slidably mounted in said loopsand their frontal sections terminating in aligned relation, sleevesmounted upon said aligned sections, and supporting hooks carried by saidpanels and embracing said sleeves to provide intermediate supports forsaid retalning members. 4. In a device of the class described; a

sheet metal rack section embodying a plurality of superposed panels,aligned guide loops formed in each of said panels, laterally ad ustableretaining members of L-shaped configuration having their rear sectionsslidably mounted in said loops and their frontal sections terminating inaligned relation, sleeves mounted upon said aligned sections andtelescoping the same, supporting hooks projecting from said panels andem-' bracing said sleeves to provide intermediate supports for saidretaining members, and lugs carried by the rear sections of saidretaining members andadapted to engage the 10 inner of said guide loopsto limitthe lateral adjustment of said retaining member sections.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto aflixed my signature this fifthday of Deoem- 15 her A. 1)., 1927.

HENRY SPEARMAN.

